Mulberry airlayering query

[AJL]

An old mulberry in a garden near me is due to be felled for safety reasons
I would like to propagate from it before it goes ,with the owners agreement.
Is airlayering fairly easy on this species or would cuttings be more likely to succeed at this time of year?
Any advice would be much appreciated!!

 

[leatherback]

what I understand is that even big cuttings take, so layering should be a blast!

 

[Shibui]

What @leatherback said.
Layering will probably take a few months or even more this late in the growing season so I hope the removal is not imminent.

 

[AJL]

Thanks- its encouraging to know that cuttings root easily
I just heard that the owners want to fell it for safety reasons and have applied for planning permission which may or may not be approved and this may take several months...
I would like to take try cuttings and or airlayer from it and Im looking for advice for maximising success rates.
eg timing, methods and maximum size of cutting/ layers? How quickly do they root this time of year?

 

[leatherback]

Do consider also the option to take branches and plant them deep overwinter in a sheltered spot.
And .. If they will fell it, dig the trunk. Optionally, chop the trunk in segments with roots.

 

[Jester217300]

You can root trunks as big as your thigh. Similar to taking hardwood cuttings from a Willow. I wouldn't even bother layering, just stick branches in pots.

 

[Tieball]

You can root trunks as big as your thigh. Similar to taking hardwood cuttings from a Willow. I wouldn't even bother layering, just stick branches in pots.

Hmmmm…interesting….experience with this cutting? I’m interested because I have a smaller Mulberry stump-tree growing in an area that need cleaning out. Just cutting it and putting in a pot sounds supper easy. It’s only about 1” diameter right now, about 18” tall, and has lots of growth branching all over. Best cut in the spring at bud swell? When leaves harden in early summer? Autumn now before winter chills begin? This is not the same situation @AJL is facing but are branch cuts the same as trunk cuts for soil growing the next tree? Is there an ideal time for @AJL to begin a process like this? (Assuming the have-to-do-it-right-now is not a requirement.)

 

[Jester217300]

Hmmmm…interesting….experience with this cutting? I’m interested because I have a smaller Mulberry stump-tree growing in an area that need cleaning out. Just cutting it and putting in a pot sounds supper easy. It’s only about 1” diameter right now, about 18” tall, and has lots of growth branching all over. Best cut in the spring at bud swell? When leaves harden in early summer? Autumn now before winter chills begin? This is not the same situation @AJL is facing but are branch cuts the same as trunk cuts for soil growing the next tree? Is there an ideal time for @AJL to begin a process like this? (Assuming the have-to-do-it-right-now is not a requirement.)

I've cut all of the roots off of stumps with no problem. Kurt, the previous owner of the Flower Market, threw 12" trunk cuttings in pots are many of them rooted. So it's been done in our climate.

 

[Tieball]

I've cut all of the roots off of stumps with no problem. Kurt, the previous owner of the Flower Market, threw 12" trunk cuttings in pots are many of them rooted. So it's been done in our climate.

Thanks!
Spring? Early summer? Seems to late for the time past the summer midpoint this year.

 

[Lorax7]

Yes, they can be air layered relatively easily, although you’re getting started quite late in the season. Here’s an example of a mulberry layer. Good luck with it!

 

[AJL]

I've cut all of the roots off of stumps with no problem. Kurt, the previous owner of the Flower Market, threw 12" trunk cuttings in pots are many of them rooted. So it's been done in our climate.

So in your experience when is the best time for rooting the trunk and branch cuttings?
The tree Im looking at which is probably due to be felled this autumn , is @ 25ft high with 5 trunks roughly 6-10 inches diameter. Would it be best to take cuttings now or wait till leaf fall? I dont know what your climate is like in Livonia so its hard to compare with our wet English summer!!